Looking for today's 4 Little Words answers? Every solution for Sunday, August 9, 2026 is below — all ten daily puzzles, four clues each, 40 answers in total — with the letter count for every word so you can take a nudge instead of the whole board.

4 Little Words is Blue Ox's compact clue-and-tile game: ten letter tiles, four clues, and every tile used exactly once. That last rule is what makes one stuck clue so frustrating, because a single wrong tile placement quietly breaks the other three words too. Tap any clue below for its own page with the tile breakdown, or reveal the full set here.

Today's 4 Little Words answers (August 9, 2026)

Today's Puzzle 1 answers are PEAKED, ANALYZE, SCREENSHOT, and SHORTEN. Every clue and answer across all ten puzzles is laid out above with its letter count, and each clue links to a focused page showing which tiles spell that word. Answers refresh the moment the new set goes live at the midnight Eastern reset, so bookmark this page and tomorrow's ten are one tap away.

How 4 Little Words works

Rule	Detail
Goal	Spell four mystery words per puzzle by combining letter tiles — one word per clue.
Ten tiles	Each puzzle has exactly ten tiles of two to four letters, and every tile is used once across the four answers. Nothing is left over.
Letter counts	Every clue shows how many letters its answer has. Answers run about four to ten letters, built from two to four tiles.
Any order	There's no timer and no penalty for guessing. Solve the clues in whatever order you like and rearrange tiles freely.
Ten a day	Blue Ox publishes ten puzzles daily — 40 answers in total — resetting at midnight Eastern Time.

Tips for solving 4 Little Words

Solve three, get the fourth free. Ten tiles cover exactly four answers with none left over, so once three words are locked in, the leftover tiles are the last answer — you can often assemble it without ever working out the clue.
Go by letter count, not clue order. The shortest answer is usually just two tiles, which is a handful of combinations to eyeball versus dozens for a nine- or ten-letter word.
Read the tiles as word parts. Fragments like RE, UN, ING, TION and ER are almost always prefixes or suffixes, so you can guess where a tile sits in a word before you know the word.
Only ten tiles means you can brute-force the endings. Scan the bank for tiles that could plausibly finish a word of the right length and work backwards from there.
When two clues could take the same tile, solve the more specific one first — proper nouns and single-answer trivia clues are far less flexible than a general definition.
Stuck on just one word? Open its clue page for a letter-by-letter reveal, so you can uncover a couple of letters without spoiling the other three answers.

What is 4 Little Words?

4 Little Words is a daily word puzzle from Blue Ox Family Games, the Maine studio that has been running 7 Little Words since 2011 and also makes Red Herring, Monkey Wrench and Tiny Little Crosswords. Each board gives you four clues and ten letter tiles of two to four letters; you spell every answer by combining tiles, and each tile is used exactly once, so a finished puzzle leaves nothing behind.

It's the four-clue format of the same idea that made 7 Little Words popular — quicker, but not automatically easier, because a smaller tile bank means each tile carries more weight. Ten puzzles publish every day, edited by Joe Jordan, which adds up to 40 answers daily and plenty of chances for one clue to stall you.

4 Little Words vs. 7 Little Words

Same tile mechanic, different shape. If you've played 7 Little Words, here's what changes:

	4 Little Words	7 Little Words
Clues per puzzle	4	7
Tiles per puzzle	10	20
Puzzles per day	10	5
Typical solve	A minute or two	Five to ten minutes
Reset	Midnight Eastern	Midnight Eastern

Play both? We cover the longer game too — today's 7 Little Words answers are updated at the same midnight reset.

Past 4 Little Words answers

Every day is archived by date with all ten puzzles and every clue, so you can catch up on a set you missed or settle what an answer was last week. Use the date bar to jump to a previous day.

FAQ

What are today's 4 Little Words answers?

For Sunday, August 9, 2026, Puzzle 1 is PEAKED, ANALYZE, SCREENSHOT, and SHORTEN. All ten puzzles' clues and answers are in the tables above, updated as soon as the new set goes live.

How many 4 Little Words puzzles are there each day?

Ten puzzles, four clues each — 40 answers a day in total.

How many tiles does a 4 Little Words puzzle have?

Ten tiles of two to four letters each. Every tile is used exactly once across the four answers, so most answers are built from two or three tiles.

What's the difference between 4 Little Words and 7 Little Words?

The mechanic is identical; the scale isn't. 4 Little Words gives you four clues and ten tiles per puzzle, against seven clues and 20 tiles in 7 Little Words — a faster solve, with ten puzzles a day instead of five.

Can I get a hint without seeing the whole answer?

Yes — open any clue's page for a letter-by-letter reveal, so you can uncover just enough to get unstuck without spoiling the rest.

What time does 4 Little Words reset?

Every day at midnight Eastern Time. We post the new answers as soon as the puzzles go live.

Is 4 Little Words free to play?

Yes — the daily puzzles are free in Blue Ox's 7 Little Words apps, with optional purchases for extra packs. Our answers and clue pages are free as well.

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